Match book



May 17 1927. 1,628,661

4 L. GREENBAUM ET AL H MATCH BOOK Filed Feb. 10. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Ehoemtoza Leo Greenbaam Edward Van. Hoofsfag'fi 351 (lbtomea May 17 1927. 7 1,628,661

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Patented Ma 17, 1927 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

LEO GBEENBLUI, OF FAB ROCKAWAY, AND EDWARD VAN 'HOOFSTADT, OF m- SIDE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOBS TO LION MATCH COMPAI IY, 1110., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Application filed February 10, 1926. Serial No. 8,129.

7 10 splints formed in this manner are unfinished in appearance, break very easily when being used, and are rough to handle, whereas according to the preferred application of our invention, the splints are toughened in the process ofmanufacture, are finished with a polished and round surface, and do not break as easily when bein used.

.In the accompanying rawings, we have illustrated in Fig. 1 in pers ctive, a conventional form of matchook showing matches made in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating one of said matches 'on an enlarged scale, part being broken away, F i 3'is a cross 2 section on the line 3--3 of Pig. 2, and Fi 4 is a perspective view partly-in section an parts broken awayshowing suitable means for forming the splints from sheets of card stock so as to embody an application of our invention.

A preferred form of mechanism for form ing said match-splints is illustrated and described in co-pending patent application S. N. 686,739, and comprises a fiat surfae upon which a strip of paper or card from which the splints are to be made, is fed intermittently. When fed into position, a series of parallel cutters or knives, spaced apart a distance equal to the width of the splints,

descends upon and cuts entirely through the paper stock, forming a series of parallel slits therein of alength equal to the length of the match. splints, and at the same time or during the next operation a comb of said splints is severed from said strip;

Then alternating splints are preferably spread oppositely out of the same plane 01 staggered, to allow for grouping two or more combs'in a book.

As the strip of pa )er or card is fed to the so I and imparting a gloss to the surfaces of the matches which are exposed in the book. As

the knives cut through the paper or card to the under surface, they impart a slightly rounded form to the upper and exposed surface of the.match-splints, slightly crowding the fibres at the sides which strengthens the 6 splint as well as improving the appearance of the same as shown at 4. Matches produced in this manner present a strikingly improved appearance, and are preferred for their greater strength and uniformity.

Referring to Fig. 4, 5 indicates a bed plate or supporting surface, and 6 a sheet of card stock through which the parallel knives 7 have descended, cutting the same into 'splints- 8 indicates a suitable holder or frame for the knives and 9 a pin or other suitable means for retaining the same therein, said frame preferably having beveled sides 10 to slidably engage the block 11. The waxed upper surface of the card stock is indicated by the reference character 12.

Of course itwillbe understood that various modifications may be made in the con struction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

We claim A method of forming match splints com prising the waxing a sheet of the stock and forming cuts through said stock by support- 85 ing the stock on a bed and pressing knives toward the bed and through the stock, thereby forming .plint sections which on one surface have rounded longitudinal corners.

In testimony whereof we hereunto, aifix our signatures.

L 0 GREENBAUM. EDWARD VAN HOOFSTADT. 

